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Westminster Shorter Catechism
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What is faith in Jesus Christ?
Faith in Jesus Christ is a saving grace, whereby we receive and rest upon him …
How doth the Spirit apply to us the redemption purchased by Christ?
The Spirit applieth to us the redemption purchased by Christ, by working faith in us, and thereby uniting us to Christ in our effectual calling.
What is justification?
… his sight, only for the righteousness of Christ imputed to us, and received by faith alone.
What doth God require of us, that we may escape his wrath and curse, due to us for sin?
… wrath and curse of God, due to us for sin, God requireth of us faith in Jesus Christ, repentance unto life, with the diligent use of all the outward …
How is the Word made effectual to salvation?
… convincing and converting sinners, and of building them up in holiness and comfort, through faith, unto salvation.
How is the Word to be read and heard, that it may become effectual to salvation?
… to salvation, we must attend thereunto with diligence, preparation, and prayer; receive it with faith and love, lay it up in our hearts, and practice it in our lives.
How do the sacraments become effectual means of salvation?
… the blessing of Christ, and the working of his Spirit in them that by faith receive them.
To whom is Baptism to be administered?
… administered to any that are out of the visible church, till they profess their faith in Christ, and obedience to him; but the infants of such as are members …
What is the Lord's Supper?
… and the worthy receivers are, not after a corporal and carnal manner, but by faith, made partakers of his body and blood, with all his benefits, to their spiritual …
What is required for the worthy receiving of the Lord's Supper?
… that they examine themselves of their knowledge to discern the Lord's body, of their faith to feed upon him, of their repentance, love, and new obedience; lest, coming unworthily, …
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Heads of doctrine
The Covenant of Grace
… God freely offers unto sinners life and salvation by Jesus Christ, requiring of them faith in him. WCF VII.3-6 teaches that the covenant of grace is one in substance …
Justification
… obedience and full satisfaction of Christ, by God imputed to them and received by faith alone. WCF XI is the heart of the Reformed soteriology.
Saving Faith
The grace of faith, by which the elect are enabled to believe to the saving of their souls, …
Good Works
… as God has commanded in his holy Word, proceeding from a heart purified by faith, are properly good works. They are the fruits and evidences of a true and …
Assurance of Grace
… the Spirit of adoption. Yet assurance does not belong to the essence of saving faith: a true believer may wait long and conflict with many difficulties before attaining it …
Cruxes
Good and Necessary Consequence
How does Scripture warrant doctrines it does not explicitly state?
The Mosaic Covenant
Sinai: republication of the covenant of works, or administration of the covenant of grace?
The Children of Believers and the Sign of the Covenant
Who belongs in the visible covenant, and what is the sign?
Justification and the Antinomian Crisis
How do you secure sola fide without letting the law fall away?
Assurance: Of the Essence of Saving Faith?
Does every true believer have full assurance, or is assurance a separate gift?